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EC 2.3.1.21 Details
EC number
2.3.1.21
Accepted name
carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase
Reaction
palmitoyl-CoA + L-carnitine = CoA + L-palmitoylcarnitine
Other name(s)
CPT (ambiguous),
CPTo,
outer malonyl-CoA inhibitable carnitine palmitoyltransferase,
CPTi,
CPT I (outer membrane carnitine palmitoyl transferase),
carnitine palmitoyltransferase I,
carnitine palmitoyltransferase II,
CPT-A,
CPT-B,
acylcarnitine transferase,
carnitine palmitoyltransferase,
carnitine palmitoyltransferase-A,
L-carnitine palmitoyltransferase,
palmitoylcarnitine transferase
Systematic name
palmitoyl-CoA:L-carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase
CAS registry number
9068-41-1
Comment
Broad specificity to acyl group, over the range C8 to C18; optimal activity with palmitoyl-CoA. cf. EC 2.3.1.7 carnitine O-acetyltransferase and EC 2.3.1.137 carnitine O-octanoyltransferase.
History
created 1972
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992